>> somara: what is that, $28? options are given, janai, and i'll call on whoever buzzes in first. question number one, let's go. our first question is brought to us by our friend, michael strahan, host of "$100,000 pyramid." >> what was the original name of the pyramid game show, the $10,000 pyramid, the $25,000 or $50,000? >> somara: gio. >> gio: i think "a." >> somara: we're all rooting for you. >> janai: no, we're not. >> somara: the next question from the contestant turned host of "jeopardy!" ken jennings, let's go ahead and see what he has to ask. >> which of the following was not a category on "jeopardy!" a, also a taylor swift song, b, skin care from a to z with michael strahan or, c, reality shows with kim kardashian. [ buzzer ] >> somara: whit. >> whit: "c," reality shows with kim kardashian. >> janai: you are just -- >> whit: nope. too slow, janai. >> somara: the next question is from one of the hosts of "claim to fame," frankie jonas. let's see. >> what show was vanna white a contestant on in 1980 befor

somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning. that's right.ve seen substantial flooding along with the record-breaking heat. let's go ahead and take a look. this morning, a disaster emergency in the heartland following catastrophic flooding in iowa. 21 counties virtually underwater following massive rainfall which appears to have blindsided many residents early saturday now forced to be evacuated. drone video capturing the aftermath of the torrential downpours in sioux county. the waters submerging homes as rescue crews scramble to reach stranded residents. >> things have been changing along the big sioux. this is new territory for us. >> somara: governor kim reynolds looking over the floods from above. the flooding a wild start to a wild season. >> i think i have had enough. it's rained every day for the last two weeks. so i'm ready for it to dry out a little bit. >> somara: hail and more heavy rain battering the southern u.s. new mexico, texas and florida facing strong storms. all the rain coming as more than 100 million americans coping wit

so let's get a look from somara. good morning, somara. >> somara: good morning, gio.rolling into the east coast and hit jacksonville, florida. look at this national weather service confirming it is a tornado materialized, picked up a car and be careful out there. there is a threat this weekend. 4:00 p.m. saturday, i-80 pittsburgh into western new york. then a secondary line hits sunday. phil said the worst time to travel on the roads is 2 to 8. i'll hone that in for those living along the i-95 corridor. 3 to 6. very difficult as we see heavy rain and damaging winds. saturday in places like pennsylvania, new york, and ohio. we could see a few tornados and flash flooding. whit? >> whit: we'll stay on top of that. somara we'll talk in a bit. thank you. >>> now to the latest shark attack. a boater recovering after being bitten off florida's atlantic coast. the fourth shark attack in florida just this month. abc's morgan norwood has the latest. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, whit. yes, shark attacks are extremely rare, but when they do happen,

let's start with somara theodore. good morning to you, somara.ou're watching some weather. >> somara: that i am, janai. storms moved through upstate new york overnight, and more showers will be making their way this morning, but we're really gearing up for this second line. now you guys there's a little uncertainty around this timing. anywhere from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the tristate area, we could see storms bubbling up so if you are headed to the new york pride march, keep that in mind. by about 6:00 p.m., we will see storms firing up farther south in the dmv/philadelphia, bringing heavier rain, and for those traveling along i-95, keep in mind throughout the evening and through the night, you could be running into severe weather. gio? >> gio: somara, thank you so much. now to the crush of travelers for the fourth of july. the tsa is expecting a record-setting holiday, possibly seeing the most people traveling on a single day some time in the next week. let's get to the busiest airport right now. abc's faith abubey is there at hartsfield-jack

thank you, somara. we'll chat in a bit. >>> let's talk about hockey.he puck drops on the stanley cup final tonight with the edmonton oilers and florida panthers set to face off. abc's ashan singh sat down with the captains from both teams. he joins us now from sunrise, florida. ashan, good morning. yes, it's finally here, game one of the stanley cup final, and you can feel the tension on the ice before the puck has even dropped. on one side you've got the florida panthers looking to finish the job after coming so close last year. the other side you have the edmonton oilers hoping to bring hockey glory not just back to edmonton but canada after three plus decades. we got to chop it up with superstars from both teams ahead of tonight's matchup. we are just hours away from the puck hitting the ice for game one of the stanley cup final, and both teams are fired up. >> it's taken a lot of work to get to this point. but we're excited to be here. we're excited to be in florida playing hockey in june. >> reporter: the edmonton oilers are trying to capture thei

we'll bring in somara. that's a lot of rain coming down behind you. >> somara: that's right.d to deal with the storms. you can see the heavy rain battering parts of the northeast. now we're gearing up for more severe weather. but it's in the heartland. this is a time stamp. rain coming down this morning for many states out there. by 5:00 p.m., look where they're popping up, in iowa seeing the storms really evolve into severe thunderstorms. we could see damaging wind, large hail. there is a threat for an isolated tornado with these storms. from rapid city to denmark, over to sioux city, des moines and lincoln. be mindful, these storms dumping copious amounts of rain, and co >> somara: and that is a look at >> somara: and that is a look at your local forecast, my friends. >> gio: things are heating up. thank you, somara. >> gio: coming up here on "good morning america," looking at chemical hair straighteners and the potential health risks there. the finding of an investigation the finding of an investigation when "gma" comes back. just $30 . that's a 45% savings versus verizon

somara theodore is back with more on that. tornadoes now. >> somara: don't look now.hink we got a tornado in battle creek, nebraska. check this out. so yesterday we actually had eight tornadoes reported in nebraska. wind gusts reaching 80 miles per hour, and the threat for severe weather persists. all right, so here we go. timing it out, sunday you can see by the overnight hours into monday, we've got a threat stretching from the dakotas into minneapolis, down to sioux city, in north platte, damaging winds, the threat for tornadoes, but also we could see some significant rainfall which means flash flooding. over the next three days, heaviest rainfall really hitting minnesota just south of benson there, and to the west of minneapolis, 5 to 8 inches of rain, so be careful and mindful commuting on the roads. that's a look at the forecast >> somara: and that's a look at your forecast, my friends. back to you. happy father's day to you. >> whit: thank you so much. a good-looking father's day too around here. weather-wise. >> janai: good-looking father's day. that's right,

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>> somara: yes.ather, janai. >> whit: janai with the trivia when there weren't any trivia questions being asked. >> janai: sounds jealous. >> whit: maybe a little bit. all right. let's talk about hockey, shall we. all right. now one win away from the stanley cup final, the oilers are leading the best of seven western conference finals against the dallas stars three games to two after friday night's victory. ryan nugent-hopkins scored two power play goals, the first and second in the series. game six is sunday night in edmonton, and the florida panthers are up 3-2 against the new york rangers in the eastern conference finals, series game six is tonight. you can watch all the action on abc and espn+ starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. janai was so excited she almost fell out of her chair. yeah, yeah. >> janai: my feet are really oiled up so they're not ashy and i almost slipped. >> gio: we averted disaster. >>> still ahead on "gma" we are looking at what donald trump's criminal conviction could mean for the

linsey. >> linsey: all right, somara. thank you. >>> now to those deadly wildfires in southern new mexico. the fbi is working with multiple law enforcement agencies to try to determine the cause of the south fork and salt fires. they're offering up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. at least two people have died in the blazes, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. >>> and now to the life-threatening rip currents along the eastern seaboard. since thursday, at least eight people have drowned, and the search for two teens who went missing in rough beach waters in new york on friday has now been suspended. tonight the warnings and safety tips for swimmers as beach season heats up. here's abc's morgan norwood. >> reporter: tonight, the national weather service warning of life-threatening rip currents up and down the atlantic and gulf coasts, where several people have drowned in recent days, dragged out to sea by powerful waters. beaches on long island and new jersey all the way down to north c

somara, what will the weather be like? >> somara: for those on the east coast stormy.see -- look at that. like a tornado materialized there. this is jacksonville, florida. that actually ranked as an ef-1 tornado hitting 100-mile-per-hour winds. here's the storms revving up. today, pittsburgh, i-80 headed towards dubois, that will cross i-81. tomorrow afternoon between about 3:00 and 6:00 we'll see robust storms forming along the corridor. saturday, a few tornados, flash flooding and on sunday, damaging hail, wind and heavy rain or nose on the east coast. that's a look at the forecast across the country. janai, back to you. >> janai: thank you, somara. >>> now to the race for the white house and the shock waves after the first presidential debate of 2024. some even calling for president biden to step aside and leave the race. our white house correspondent maryalice parks is back with this. break it down for us again, maryalice. >> yeah, janai, president biden overnight was hoping to reassure supporters after that poor debate performance. he insisted talking to donors th

hey, somara. >> somara: good morning, janai.eed you to stay hydrated. look at what it's going to feel like. this is tomorrow's feel like temperatures. factor in the heat or humidity, orlando, 103. going to disney world, make sure you get the little thing with the fan and the water that sprays out. you will need that. 102 in miami. 103 in key west. in the northeast, comfortable, mild temperatures in the 70s. upper 70s in new york city, around 78 as we head through the afternoon. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's going on closer >> gio: all right now to this month's "gma" book club pick, "malas," the debut novel of marcela fuentes and two women living on the texas/mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations. welcome to "gma." >> thank you for having me. >> gio: oh, absolutely. it's so cool to have you. we can see the cover of the book. it's just fantastic and it's so witchy and interesting. tell us about this story because what's interesting about this is that you set out to writ

somara time this out as this moves in. >> somara: this line of storms rolling through overnight and another line making its way to the east coast. i-95 corridor particularly tomorrow evening bringing damaging winds along with a few tornadoes. the heat persists for the central and southern portion of the country with excessive heat warnings from new orleans to oklahoma city. we're keeping a close eye on the atlantic where we have hurricane beryl. headed for barbados, and potentially jamaica as a category 2 hurricane end of the week. >> whit: we know you'll be tracking it tomorrow on "gma." >>> next, calls for justice in upstate new york after the deadly police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. authorities say the boy pointed a replica handgun at officers during a chase before they opened fire. the utica police department now investigating. abc's morgan norwood has details, and a warning. this video is disturbing. [ gun fire ] >> oh, my god! joe, he just shot him! >> reporter: new video tonight, a video showing the moment an officer in upstate new york shot and killed a 13-year-old identified by

. >>> now over to somara where we find the latest look at our weather. >> somara: we have been seeingg with this deep tropical moisture pulsing through southern florida. and the flood watch is still in effect from fort lauderdale to homestead through this evening. even the lightest rain can prompt flooding there. starting to dry out tomorrow. look at this, though, the water around florida, gulf of mexico, atlantic ocean, water temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above average. this is what hurricanes feast off of. we are >> gio: all right. time now for "deals & steals." this morning we have products all from small businesses to help you upgrade your life. our top upgrader, tory johnson, right here with us. i feel like i would have loved this, the slumber pod, as a kid. i used to do the tents. >> your mom would have loved this. this is not so much for kids to play, not at all. but rather instead for parents to use as a privacy pod to make sleeping easier and better for everybody. if you're traveling with a kid and you typically bring a pack and play for them to sleep in, for the little ones to

thank you. >>> let's bring in meteorologist somara theodore. based on the hot forecast ahead, it doesn't appear firefighters are going to get any respite from the weather. >> reporter: that's correct, linsey. in fact, near tracy, california, where the wildfire is burning, we're anticipating temperatures to hit 100 degrees, also tuesday, an excessive heat warning goes into effect for inland california. by wednesday, an excessive heat watch for places like tucson, phoenix, and las vegas. speaking of las vegas, thursday could be a record breaking with temperatures expected to hit 111 degrees on thursday. we're monitoring an imminent threat of tornadoes. a tornado watch has been issued for the texas panhandle. we're also keeping a close eye out for that severe thunderstorm watch stretching from the dakotas down to sanderson, texas. the greatest threat remains damaging winds and hail, but there's a threat for isolated tornadoes especially in central nebraska. linsey. >> linsey: somara, thank you. >>> a state of emergency remains in effect in atlanta

let's get right to meteorologist somara theodore.s the rain moves out, dangerous heat is moving in across the country. >> reporter: that is correct. we know in the southwest they've been roasting for a couple of weeks, phoenix and tucson set to hit triple digits once again on sunday, even places like el paso. this heat starts to expand towards the east, 95 degrees in atlanta. this heat dome thin moen moves the northeast. boston will hit 92 degrees on tuesday. meanwhile, chicago close to 100 degrees by monday afternoon. even new york city ending off the week in the mid 90s. many national weather service offices have issued an excessive heat watch. monday through friday, every single day next week, pittsburgh could break a daily record high with these temperatures really shooting in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. whit. >> somara, thank you so much. >>> to england now and the royal birthday bash featuring the return of princess kate, making her first public appearance in months since her cancer diagnosis. the princess joining othe

somara theodore standing by with the forecast. >> reporter: tonight, a record number of air travelersthis 4th of july holiday weekend. >> it seems pretty busy already coming in. >> reporter: the tsa anticipating 5.7 million people will fly to their holiday destination. a 7% increase from last year and up 12% from 2019. at newark liberty in new jersey, an early morning for gibson and her daughter payton, who is desperately looking to spend time with her grandmother but the airport -- do you like crowds? >> they talk loud. i don't really like talking loud. >> reporter: for many, the train is the better choice. >> it beats the hassle of the airport. >> reporter: on the road, 60 million drivers are traveling. best time is before 10:00 a.m. the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.50. just about 5 cents less than this time last year. and the weather will impact travel this weekend. more than 80 million people in the path of a storm that will bring potential for damaging winds, heavy rain, even tornados. the line of storms will stretch from ohio to new york. the tsa says it screened j

somara theodore tell us about how dangerous this heat's going to be. >> linsey, you know, what makes this heat so concerning is that it will be cumulative. that means not only hot days but, rather, warm nights. take a look. we're still seeing that heat impact much of the southwest. temperatures in the triple digits there. but notice how the heat continues to expand into the central part of the country by monday afternoon and even into the southeast. we're also looking at major hea burlingtonrmon to central nnsylvania with ex watc efft for much of the great lakes. 90s ononday in e highs, we're in chag as this heat dome persists, we significant, if noonof the most sigficant, s of at we've seen in detroit in the layears. linsey. >>> now to those menacing calirnia.e bning near a major hh more than 1,000 have been forced to evacuate and hundreds of firefighters are trying to control those fles. abc's zohreen shah is on the scene in los angeles county tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the urgent effort now under way. firefighters battling multiple blazes burning in southern california. more t

let's get right to somara th theodore.re some places that have already been hit hard over the past couple weeks. >> reporter: that's correct, whit. we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect tonight. one was expanded into kansas and nebraska. we're also monitoring southern texas and louisiana. it's there where we have a flash flood threat specifically nor new orleans. we are also monitoring a flash flood threat tomorrow in the northern plains where robust thunderstorms are possible through sunday afternoon. there we could see damaging wind and isolated tornados. one good note, whit, is that we are anticipating in the week ahead to get a little break from the severe weather. >> we'll take that break. >>> now to what turned out to be another disappointing and expensive day for boeing. its highly anticipated starliner launch scrubbed with just minutes to go, the crew already on board and ready. the delay blamed on a computer problem, which is not under boeing's control. >> reporter: tonight, new problems for boeing's starl